Pole looked set to go to Marc Marquez as spots of rain appeared in the latter stages, but the top six changed right at the death as a number of riders found lap time improvements in the conditions. Meanwhile, Q1 claimed several big hitters including championship leader Francesco Bagnaia and Suzuki duo Joan Mir and […]
As F1 heads to its blue riband event in Monaco, which has regularly been one of the most watched races on TV over recent years (not last season because it didn’t take place), all the indications are for another bumper audience. But the prospect of F1 delivering its closest championship battle for years has again […]
The Italian made his first Q2 appearance since the start of the 2021 season at Le Mans, with both he and team-mate Franco Morbidelli gambling on slicks straight away in Q2 as the track continued to dry. Rossi’s second lap was set to put him onto provisional pole, but he was almost flicked from his […]
All of Formula 1’s crop of 2021 rookies have faced some adversity in their short careers so far, but Mazepin certainly has the most to prove after the first four races of the season. While Yuki Tsunoda hit the wall in Imola qualifying, and Mick Schumacher hit it under the safety car, Mazepin’s first-lap Bahrain […]
The LCR Honda rider was one of the big beneficiaries of the flag-to-flag conditions in last Sunday’s Le Mans race, having been able to leap up to sixth during the pitstop phase at the end of lap five. Marquez started that lap 11th having come from 19th on the grid and says the risks he […]
Ocon made his full-time return to F1 in 2020 with Renault’s since-rebranded works squad, but struggled to match teammate Daniel Ricciardo’s form through the year. A run to second place at the Sakhir Grand Prix offered Ocon a late-season boost that has carried through to the 2021 campaign, where he has so far led Alpine’s […]
The Aprilia rider was running strongly inside the top seven at the start of the race, but dropped down 12th after flag-to-flag bike swap. Able to recover back up to sixth in the wet conditions, Espargaro’s RS-GP expired on lap 16 due to an unknown technical issue – with team-mate Lorenzo Savadori suffering a similar […]
Lewis Hamilton holds a 14-point lead over Max Verstappen heading to Monte Carlo for the iconic Monaco GP – the first time the race has been held since 2019 after last year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – with the title fight set to continue on the streets of the principality. While […]
The Ducati rider led at the start of the race at Le Mans before trading overtakes with both Yamaha factory riders Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo until he briefly went off the track as the rain began to fall. After pitting to switch to his wet bike, Miller – and Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia – […]
F1 is returning to Monte Carlo this weekend for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic begun, with the event having been cancelled in 2020. Monaco will allow a limited number of spectators to watch the event from grandstands, but the principality is expected to be much quieter than normal. With F1’s blue riband race […]